Racism prevention

Forms of racism

The Australian Human Rights Commission recognises that 'racism can take many forms, such as jokes or comments that cause offence or hurt, sometimes unintentionally; name-calling or verbal abuse; harassment or intimidation, or commentary in the media or online that inflames hostility towards certain groups.

At its most serious, racism can result in acts of physical abuse and violence. Racism can directly or indirectly exclude people from accessing services or participating in employment, education, sport and social activities. It can also occur at a systemic or institutional level through policies, conditions or practices that disadvantage certain groups. It often manifests through unconscious bias or prejudice.'

Casual racism is particularly important to recognise and stand against. Casual racism can include seemingly offhand comments and actions that result in stereotyping and prejudice.

FedUni’s commitment to preventing racism

All of us at FedUni are responsible for the creation of an inclusive environment where there is no place for racism. That is why the University has signed up to support the Australian Human Rights Commission's campaign 'Racism. It Stops With Me'. The campaign provides us with a focus to make our commitment meaningful.

FedUni has made solid progress in creating an inclusive organisation and in preventing racism. Our work in this area includes:

Policies and procedures which clearly state our commitment to freedom from discrimination and harassment, and to creating an environment which reflects and values the social and cultural diversity within the University community and the communities it serves

Email us your ideas on what we can do at FedUni in 2015 or let us know if you would like to run your own activity. Email equity@federation.edu.au

Participate in a FedUni event or initiative. These will be held across FedUni campuses throughout the year. To lend your support for an event at your home campus, please email equity@federation.edu.au

The 'Invisible Discriminator'

Beyond Blue has produced a clip titled 'The Invisible Discriminator' to highlight the impact of discrimination on Indigenous Australians and to challenge everyone in Australia to check their behaviour, think about their actions and challenge discrimination when they see it happening.